Mark Angermayer, the owner of Tubby Fruits Peach Orchard, is waiting to hear from Guinness World Records to see if a giant peach he grew measures up to be a world record.
The record for the heaviest peach is currently held by Paul Friday of Coloma, Mich., who grew a peach that weighed 725 grams on Aug. 23, 2002, according to the Guinness World Records’ website.
At an official weigh-in Monday 29 August at the USDA Milk Market Administrator in Lenexa, Angermayer’s peach weighed 763.39 grams. That’s about 1.7 pounds.
It was 4.656 inches in diameter and 14 3/8 inches in circumference. To put that in perspective, don’t think tennis ball when considering its size — think more of a cantaloupe.
Angermayer said he has been growing peaches for about 10 years. Tubby Fruits’ main orchard is in the Belton area, where he has about 400 peach trees.
The peach is a Lady Nancy variety, which ripens toward the tail end of the season. It is typically a large peach.
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